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Growing Sugar Snap Peas in the Pajaro Valley
In Watsonville, Corralitos, and the south county ag land, the warmest microclimate in the county, sugar snap peas are best treated as a true winter crop. Sow in fall, harvest through winter and early spring, and finish before the heat.
Growing Sugar Snap Peas in the Santa Cruz Banana Belt
In the warm, sunny pockets above the fog, peas grow beautifully too. The one difference that matters is heat. Time your sowings to dodge the late-spring warm spell and the banana belt gives you a clean, productive crop.
Growing Sugar Snap Peas in the Santa Cruz Coastal Fog Belt
If you garden in Santa Cruz, Capitola, Aptos along the water, or out toward Davenport, the fog belt is about the best place in the county to grow sugar snap peas. The cool, mild, drawn-out season is exactly what they want.